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Recognised as Colour

#BF5E0A

  • #BF5E0A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#BF5E0A is a orange with RGB values 191, 94, 10 and HSL 28°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#BF5E0A#BF5E0A
HEX#BF5E0A
RGBrgb(191, 94, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.749, 0.3686, 0.0392
RGB percentages74.9%, 36.9%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(27.8, 90%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.8, 94.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 94.8%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,541,450
CSS custom property--colour: #BF5E0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#40A1F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#7B6B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#928105no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D24750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0A6BBF
Analogous#BF0A10, #BFB90A
Triadic#0ABF5E, #5E0ABF
Split complementary#0ABFB9, #0A10BF
Tetradic#10BF0A, #0A6BBF, #B90ABF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FAC79B
Lighter +30%#F7AC6B
Lighter +20%#F5913A
Lighter +10%#EF760D
Darker −10%#8F4607
Darker −20%#5E2E05
Darker −30%#2E1602
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C95D00
Less saturated −25%#A66023

Channel breakdown

R191
G94
B10
Red191 (74.9%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue27.85°
Saturation (HSL)90.05%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BF · G 5E · B 0A

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